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By Selma Mesic, RRE Greece and Balkans Coordinator Photo of Leros Hotspot by: Bohm Rothenberg On 3 August, the Greek Ministry of Migration and Asylum announced that the funding they had requested in June for the building out of closed centres on the hotspots Samos, Kos and Leros had been approved by the European Commission. … Continue reading EU funding for closed centres in Greece is further sustaining a failing Hotspot approach
Harmful narratives The current narrative and political framing of boat arrivals as a “major threat” to the UK border needs to be challenged and put into perspective. In fact, the total number of arrivals by boat in 2020 thus far is expected to be just over 4,000 (compared with 1,890 in Jan-Dec 2019). This is … Continue reading On the arrival of prospective UK asylum seekers by boat, and the need for humane policy change
We recently submitted a briefing document, with substantial contributions from the non-governmental organisations Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI), WeWorld, Diaconia Valdese and Befree, in advance of the adoption by the Committee against Torture (hereafter The Committee) of a list of issues prior to the Committee’s consideration of Italy’s Seventh Periodic Report on its … Continue reading RRE submits evidence to the UN Committee against Torture
La nostra organizzazione ha presentato un documento informativo, con contributi sostanziali delle organizzazioni non governative ASGI, WeWorld, Diaconia Valdese e Befree, prima dell’esame da parte del Comitato contro la tortura (di seguito il Comitato) della settima relazione periodica italiana sull’attuazione della Convenzione contro la tortura e altre pene o trattamenti crudeli, disumani o degradanti (di … Continue reading Refugee Rights Europe presenta un documento informativo al Comitato contro la tortura
By Michael* Michael is a former Calais camp resident who now has refugee status in the UK. Over the past months, he has supported refugees and asylum seekers in London and has spoken to more than 100 people about the difficulties they have experienced due to the Covid-19 situation. In this blog, he outlines some … Continue reading Why resuming evictions of refugees during the Covid-19 crisis is a major problem
By Aileen Voit The Home Office has the discretionary power to detain persons at any point of their immigration process: upon arrival in the UK; upon presentation to an immigration office within the country; during a check-in with immigration officials; once a decision to remove has been issued; following arrest by a police officer; or … Continue reading We urgently need to rethink the unsafe discharge requirements of U.K. immigration detention centres to prevent putting detainees at greater risk of mental ill-health
By Pat Rubio Bertran As we are confined in our homes during this unprecedented pandemic, people in flimsy dinghies continue risking their lives on the Mediterranean Sea, seeking a place of safety. COVID-19 has erected yet another border in between them and the right to seek asylum, and it’s wider than the 2-meter recommended distance. … Continue reading For refugees at sea, COVID-19 is another border to safety and asylum
Michael* spent almost ten months in northern France in 2015-16 before crossing to the UK where he successfully applied for asylum. Michael shares his story with us to highlight how the current system isn’t working, and why we need #ASaferWay. When you are stuck at the UK border your future is one big blank. You … Continue reading We Need A Safer Way
By Smret Gebreslassie- content manager, RRE blog I joined Refugee Rights Europe (RRE) in June 2018 as a volunteer when I was first introduced by a friend. At that time, I was about to start my graduate studies hence I was mainly doing translations, but later I had the opportunity to do field research with … Continue reading My Internship Experience with Refugee Rights Europe
Grainne Farrell Photo: Siniparksi/Coexistence Lesvos Poco dopo l’esposione delle tensioni sull’isola greca di Lesbo, fu confermato il primo caso di COVID-19 sull’isola, che ha portato un’altra ondata di intensa paura[1]. La gente del posto, i lavoratori delle ONG e i rifugiati temono che una pandemia all’interno del campo di Moria sarà incontrollabile e che la … Continue reading L’impatto del COVID-19 sugli abitanti dei campi greci